Organization of healthcare and and physicians' work in a hospital setting. Other
Conditions
Interventions
Organizational and structural reforms, including task delegation to non-medical professionals, reorganization of the workday’s schedule, and implementation of an early morning interprofessional decisi
Sponsors
Department of medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All residents registered in the internal medicine department at CHUV during the study, having graduated from a medical school, and with informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria not met
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time spent for administrative tasks (primary outcome), assessed by time-motion study with observation of residents’ activities during shifts, by observers using a dedicated tablet application | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Amount of task switching per hour 2. Mismatch between observed activities compared to the departmental work schedule 3. Effective duration of observed shifts 4. Time spent in presence of a patient | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed